Based on the bureau’s analysis, an overwhelming amount of the hate crimes committed were because of an individual’s race or ethnicity — 59 percent — whereas sexual orientation was 15.8 percent and “gender-identity bias” was 1.6 percent.

Nearly half, 48.6 percent, of victims had perpetrators motivated by anti-black or black bias, according to the FBI.

Yet 17.1 percent were victims of what the agency calls “anti-White bias” — far greater than victims of anti-Hispanic or Latino bias at 10.9 percent.

The nation’s law enforcement agencies reported a total of 8,828 individuals fell victim to hate crimes in 2017, according to the agency.

Chief of Staff to the Attorney General Matthew Whitaker attends a roundtable discussion with foreign liaison officers at the Justice Department in Washington, U.S., Aug. 29, 2018. (REUTERS/Allison Shelley/File)

While hate crimes generally rose 17 percent in 2017, anti-Muslim violence declined 11 percent to 273 incidents. White Americans suffered more violence than American Muslims, according to the data provided.

Jews, on the other hands, were the largest targets of all religious-based hate crimes at 58 percent — far greater than all other crimes combined.

The report constituted “a call to action — and we will heed that call,” Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker said in a statement. “The Department of Justice’s top priority is to reduce violent crime in America, and hate crimes are violent crimes. They are also despicable violations of our core values as Americans.”

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